Hair-pin.



No. 887,365. PATENTED MAY 12, 1908. O. B. WHEELER.

HAIR PIN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1907.

damn JBWL Q W UNITED STATES PATENT OET TCE.

CHARLES B. WHEELER, OF OCONTO, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HELEN S. LEMAY, OE OCONTO, WISCONSIN.

HAIR-PIN.

T 0 (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. l'VnnnLEa, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oconto, in the county of ()cont'o, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Pins and i do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hair pins, and it has particular reference to a hair pin constructed preferably of an integral section of wire, and of such form that contacting gripping portions are ailorded whereby strands of hair may be lrictionally held therebetween and accidental displacement of the pin in use prevented.

The details of construction will appear in the course of the following description in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, like characters of reference designating similar parts throughout the several views, wherein:

Figure l is a plan view of a hair pin constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View on the line 2*2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the hair pin is constructed with legs 6, which have their upper ends bent towards one another into contacting relation as at 7 and then bent away from one another and divergently as at 8, affording loops 9, in

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 24, 1907.

Patented May 12, 1908.

Serial No. 369,954.

which the strands of hair may be bunched for the purposes above noted. Beyond the portions 8, the pin is bent convergcntly as at E), and beyond the portions t), it is extended to afford a centrally located point 10. The material at the apices of the portions 8 and 9 contacts with the adjacent legs 6, as at -l l, and alfords a frictional grip for the strands of hair.

in use, the pin is inserted into the hair in the usual manner, and during its insertion, the point 10 serves to direct the hair between the gripping portions '1 l and the legs (3, the hair being thus bunched in the loops t) and being held by virtue of the resilientaction of the portions ll.

What is claimed is:

A hair pin of the type set forth, comprising an integral section of wire bent to form legs, which at their upper ends are bent upon themselves into contacting relation, the portions beyond said 'lirst named bent portions being bent away from one another and divergently into contacting relation with said legs, and coacting with said legs and with said lirst named bent portions to afford closed loops to receive the strands of hair in bunches, the portions beyond said divergent portions being bent convergcntly and then extended to afford a deflecting central axial point.

In testimony whereof, I allix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

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i'Vitnesses:

J. O. W. 'lneouueman, .EifonNn In Dunn. 

